CMYK NAXOS NAXOS Gian Francesco Malipiero may be considered the most original and inventive of the generation of Italian composers born around 1880 (the so-called “generazione dell’Ottanta”). This first Naxos issue of the cycle of 11 numbered and 6 unnumbered symphonies features the early Sea Symphony and two of the very best, the Third and Fourth, written during World War II. Inspired by the tolling bells of St Mark’s Cathedral to signify the German invasion of Italy in 1943, the remarkable Symphony No. 3 “delle campane” evokes, in the composer’s words, “… from the lagoons, Venice all vibrating with bells… DDD [becoming] a huge musical instrument”. At the heart of Symphony No. 4 “in memoriam” [Natalie 8.570878

MALIPIERO: Koussevitzky] lies the eloquent slow movement, surely the most beautiful of any Malipiero symphony. MALIPIERO: Gian Francesco Playing Time MALIPIERO 72:29 (1883 - 1973) The Symphonies • 1 Sinfonia del mare 23:41 1 Andante sostenuto 23:41 Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 Symphony No. 3 “delle campane” 23:50 2 Allegro moderato 6:02 3 Andante molto moderato 5:28 4 Vivace 2:57 Naxos Rights International Ltd. 5 Lento 9:23 www.naxos.com Made in Germany Booklet notes in English 1993 & Symphony No. 4 “in memoriam” 24:58 6 Allegro moderato 5:41

7 Lento funebre 7:30

8 Allegro 3:07 2008 9 Lento 8:40 Moscow Symphony Orchestra • Antonio de Almeida Includes Free Downloadable Bonus Track available at www.classicsonline.com Please see inside booklet for full details Recorded at the Mosfilm Studio, Moscow, in May and June 1993 8.570878 Producer: Edvard Shakhnazarian • Engineer: Vitaly Ivanov 8.570878 Publishers: Manuscript, property of Universal Edition, Vienna (Track 1), Edizioni Suvini-Zerboni (Tracks 2-5), Universal Music Publishing Ricordi (Tracks 6-9) Cover: Paolo Zeccara Previously released on Marco Polo 8.223602